>> he encourages us because he makes us feel like we are all the same, regardless of our socioeconomic status. >> he was a giant, more than a& man died. much more than a man died, and we'll never see the likes of him if we're alive today, i don't know how long it will take for this country to develop somebody like him. >> couric: and the tributes are not just here at the kennedy library. the senator's constituents lined the motorcade route to salute him and say thank you. national correspondent jim axelrod was among them. ( applause ) >> reporter: as the procession drove past st. stephen church in boston's north end, betty fuller just couldn't hold it together any more. >> it's a different world today. >> reporter: a campaign volunteer in five elections, she came clutching her favorite picture. >> he just seemed like such a warm, approachable, gracious person, not perfect, but good. >> reporter: that was the story from hyannis to the kennedy library, men like john barnett, an irish immigrant, who stood on an overpass in milton, massachusetts. >> all we can do is come here and stand her